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4328. It was narrated from Al-Walīd bin 'Abdullāh bin Jumaī', from Abū Salamah bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān, from Jābir, who said: "One day, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said from the Minbar: 'While some people were traveling on the sea, their food ran out. Then an island appeared before them and they went out looking for bread, and were met by Al-Jassāsah.'" – I said to Abū Salamah: "What is Al-Jassāsah?" He said: "A woman who was dragging the hair of her body and her head." – "She said: 'In this castle there is...'" and he narrated the Hadīth. "He asked about the date-palms of Baisān and the spring of Zughar. He said he is Al-Masīh." Ibn Abī Salamah[1] said to me: "In this Hadīth there is something that I did not memorize." He (Abū Salamah) said: "Jābir bore witness that he was Ibn Šā'id."[2] I said: 'But he has died.' He said: 'Even though he died!' I said: 'But he accepted Islam.' He said: Even though he accepted Islam!' I said: But he entered Al-Madīnah.' He said:
Even though he entered Al-Madinah!”
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Footnotes
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[1] That is 'Umar bin Abī Salamah, and the one hearing him say this is Al-Walīd.
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[2] He is also called Ibn Šayyād, as appears in the next chapter.
Commentary
Ibn Ṣayyād was a Jewish boy that they had suspected might be the Dajjāl, he later became a Muslim and died.
